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Peter Doig exhibition; Chris Brookmyre; Riz Ahmed's Cultural Exchange

Peter Doig's Edinburgh exhibition reviewed; crime writer Chris Brookmyre on his new book; Stephen King novel Under the Dome adapted for TV; Riz Ahmed's Cultural Exchange.

With John Wilson.

Edinburgh born artist Peter Doig moved in Trinidad in 2002, and his new exhibition No Foreign Lands concentrates on the work he has painted since he has lived there. Showing at Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh it is the first major exhibition of his work to be shown in the country of his birth. Art critic Moira Jeffrey reviews.

Crime-writer Chris Brookmyre's new novel Flesh Wounds is the third in a series to follow private investigator Jasmine Sharp and Detective Superintendent Catherine McLeod amongst the Glasgow criminal underworld. Brookmyre talks to John about writing from female perspective, how Glasgow has changed and why his name and titles are getting shorter.

Based on a Stephen King novel and produced by Steven Spielberg, Under The Dome is a hit American TV series about a small town which suddenly finds itself cut off from the rest of the world by a mysterious force field. Critic and writer Andrew Collins delivers his verdict.

In for the Cultural Exchange is actor and musician Riz Ahmed, best known for his starring roles in The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Four Lions. His choice is the first video game to be picked for the Cultural Exchange, Street Fighter II, which was released in arcades in 1991.

Producer Kate Bullivant.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • Peter Doig, No Foreign Lands (3rd August − 3rd November 2013)

    Art critic Moira Jeffrey reviews Edinburgh born artist Peter Doig's new exhibition

    Duration: 06:27

  • Christopher Brookmyre

    John Wilson talks to crime-writer Chris Brookmyre about his new novel Flesh Wounds

    Duration: 08:06

  • Under The Dome

    Critic Andrew Collins delivers his verdict on hit American TV series Under The Dome

    Duration: 06:13

  • Cultural Exchange: Riz Ahmed

    Actor and musician Riz Ahmed chooses 1990's video game Street Fighter II

    Duration: 06:55

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter John Wilson
Interviewed Guest Christopher Brookmyre
Interviewed Guest Riz Ahmed
Producer Kate Bullivant

Broadcast

  • Wed 14 Aug 2013 19:15

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